Monday, June 30, 2008
Who knew Wes Clark was such a dick?
Gen. Wesley Clark, working now for the Obama campaign was on CBS’ Face the Nation were he proceeded to demean and disparage Senator John McCain’s military service. From Politico:
“He has been a voice on the Senate Armed Services Committee. And he has traveled all over the world. But he hasn’t held executive responsibility. That large squadron in the Navy that he commanded — that wasn’t a wartime squadron,” Clark said.
“I don’t think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president.”
Let’s call it Swift Boating 2.0. When John Kerry was running for President, the Republicans belittled his service in Vietnam. I remember even seeing photos of women wearing purple band-aids on their faces at the GOP National Convention. The message was that Kerry wasn’t a war hero. He did really deserve any of his military citations including the Silver Star and those Purple Hearts.
It was disgusting then and it disgusting now. The difference of course is that it’s the Democrats that are now belittling the military service of a Republican. The Swift Boating of 2004 did not actually come from anyone working in the Bush campaign.
Is this what Obama means when he says that he is all about Change™?
